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Meanings of excessive speed in English

Russian
превышение скорости
Spanish
velocidad excesiva
Catalan
velocitat excessiva

Speed or velocity in excess of a safe limit.

превышение скорости
Usage of excessive speed in English
1
The court heard that excessive speed and tiredness were to blame.
Radio NZ
2
No mechanical failure, no excessive speed, no booze, no bad weather.
The Shining
3
Authorities ruled the crash was caused by excessive speed and not a mechanical failure.
Reuters
4
The trouble is not in excessive speed, and speed ordinances will not remedy the trouble.
Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile / Being a Desultory Narrativ...
5
An investigation by the NTSB determined excessive speed was the main cause of the accident.
Reuters
6
But now we were mounting up with excessive speed.
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
7
He said Rolleston drove like an idiot with excessive speed for the road and conditions.
Radio NZ
8
Ninety percent of injuries were due to loss of balance which included riding at excessive speed.
Radio NZ
9
When I attempted to turn with the light, I blacked out temporarily, owing to excessive speed.
The Flying Saucers are Real
10
He failed two sobriety tests and was charged with DUI, excessive speed and crossing double lane lines.
The Guardian
11
He was driving at an excessive speed.
Radio NZ
12
The travelers' sleep was rendered more peaceful by the projectile's excessive speed, for it seemed absolutely motionless.
From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
13
He had heard the car going at an excessive speed down the busy road just before it crashed.
Radio NZ
14
Cavitation (very marked at excessive speed of revolution).
The Aeroplane Speaks
15
After a four-month investigation, Los Angeles officials said the crash was caused by excessive speed, not mechanical failure.
Reuters
16
Sir, - At the heart of the debate concerning road collisions and deaths is the matter of excessive speed.
The Irish Times
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